Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-21
DAILY HERALD.
SETTLED.
The Main Street War Ami
cably Adjusted.
THE WORK PROGRESSING.
Two Lines of Track Only to be
Allowed North of First on
Main Street.

The street railway war on Main
street north of First seems to have
been satisfactorily arranged at last.
As announced in the HERALD yester-
day morning, the property owners on
Main street, as soon as they observed
the amount of space the two compa-
mics were about to appropriate, deter
mined that whatever rights they
might have in the premises should be
respected. They accordingly obtained
writs of injunction restraining both
Of the companies from laying either
tracks or switches until the rights OF
the people had been given due atten-
ton. These writs We're served just
before the night shift of men were to
have started to work, and in conse-
uuence there was an entire cessation
Of labor, and the street yesterday
morning presented very dis
orderly appearance. On one side
Contractor Scheerer had completed
hhe laying of the granite blocks
but on top of these were piled heaps
of earth taken from the trenches dug
for the tracks and ties. These
trenches stretching up the street near
ly to it's junction with Spring. with
rails and ties in portions and bare in
other places, presented anything bnt
a pleasing appearance. and to add to
the confusing picture, the earth on the
oasterly side of the street was piled up
clear to the edge of the sidewalk.
Early in the morning Mayor Work
man, City Attorney DAILY. City Sur
veyor Eaton, Councilmen Kuhrts, Col
Inns, Goss and Lowell met at the juno.
tion of Main and First streets and
looked over the ground and in a very
few moments they were surrounded
by q number of the property
owners who had numerous sugges-
tions and protests to enter against per-
mitting the track laying to proceed.
About IL O'Clock Mr.. Crank of the
City 4. r. Co. appeared, and shortly
afterward Mr.. Brodrick of the Main
Street and Agricultural Park r. r.
Co. arrived on the scene. A general
conference was then held and after
several plans had been considered it
was decided. both representatives OF
the companies consenting, that the
cars Of both companies should use the
same tracks as far as possible. TWAS
agreed that there shall be but two
lines OF track, as near the centre OF
the street as possible. These tracks
will occupy about 16 feetof the center OF
the street, leaving over 20 feet clear
on each side-between the outer rails
and the curbs. The guage of the Main
Street and Agricultural Park Railroad
Company being narrower than that OF
the City Railroad Company, a third
rail will be laid inside of the two lines
Of track, and the street will present q
much cleaner appearance than it evel
has before. There will be no switches
allowed on Main street, and if cars
must wait for others to pass it will ht
on some other rthoroughfare. After the
tracks have been laid the PAYERS viii
90 to work, and the tracks inside O
the outer rails will be ON an exacI
level with the surface of the pave
ment, so that teams in passing will
experience no Inconvenience.
As soon rs these prelminaries had
been arranged to the satisfaction of al
concerned, City Surveyor Eaton ran
the centre line of the street, and al
one o'clock the workmen commenced
cutting an 1S-foot swath exactly in the
centre of the street. From now or
the work will progress rapidly by day
and night, and in less than week the
street will be in a passable condition